Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 52

"Look, Gongjin, this Xuzhou army is indeed the best in the world!" Seeing that Lujiang City, which he had stormed for several days, was taken lightly, Sun Ce was also shocked. After meeting Zhang Fei and others, He whispered in his brother's ear.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything, just nodded, but looked at Zhang Fei and Gao Shun with serious eyes.Now that Lujiang City has been captured, Sun Ce dispatched troops to collect the counties under Lujiang County.Since Zhang Xun had already shrunk most of his troops to the Lujiang River for defense, the counties and towns under his jurisdiction had few troops and low city walls, so they were taken down one after another in a short time.

Finally, on the night when Sun Ce and Zhang Fei reunited, Jiangdong's troops also arrived in Shouchun, and Liu Bei led the people who had been waiting for a long time. "What's your virtue and what's your ability? You have to wait for Liu Taiwei for a long time!" Sun Ce saw that Liu Bei came out to meet him in person, so he rushed to salute.

"Haha, my nephew, why do you need to be so polite. Today, Bei is only waiting for the son of an old friend, but he is not a colleague of the imperial court!" Liu Bei stepped forward to return the courtesy.Looking at Sun Ce, Liu Bei also sighed with emotion: "The eighteen princes were begging for Dong Zhuo, and my nephew was only sixteen years old. I don't want to be sitting in Jiangdong today. My nephew is such a young hero. Sun Wentai must be gratified that he is alive in heaven! "

"Uncle, I've won the prize!" Now that Liu Bei is close, Sun Ce no longer matches his official position.At this time, other Jiangdong generals such as Cheng Pu and Liu Bei were also old friends, and after a long conversation, Sun Ce asked and answered, "I don't know if my uncle has gained anything by attacking Shouchun in the past few days?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Shouchun City has a high and dangerous wall, and there are many defenders. It cannot be captured in a hurry. I'll wait until Prime Minister Cao's army arrives before making any plans." Sun Ce also smiled when he said this. Everyone tacitly.

Next, Liu Bei also introduced the people of Xuzhou to Sun Ce. When he introduced Lu Su, a trace of regret flashed in Sun Ce's eyes, although it was quickly caught by Zhao Feng.When Zhao Feng was introduced, Sun Ce's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking, "But General Zhao Feng who manages Xuzhou College?"

"It's really Zhao, some trivial matters make General Sun laugh." Zhao Feng also smiled and cupped his hands in return.Sun Ce looked at Zhao Feng, and also sighed secretly in his heart, and then cheered up to meet the rest of the people.

That night Liu Bei hosted a small and medium banquet in honor of Sun Ce, everyone didn't talk about Yuan Shu, they only talked about the old relationship, and it was enjoyable for a while.After drinking for three rounds, someone rushed in to report: "My lord, General Guan's troops have arrived!"

"Huh? Didn't it mean that we will arrive tomorrow?" Liu Bei put down his wine glass and wondered.

"General Guan couldn't wait, so he led the cavalry to arrive first. The infantry was led by Mr. Xu Yuanzhi, and Prime Minister Cao's troops arrived tomorrow morning." The visitor replied.

"Come on, follow me to meet the second brother." Liu Bei just got up, but he heard a hearty voice outside the tent saying: "Brother, there is no need for the third brother, I am already here!" Then the door curtain was opened, and a person walked in. It is Guan Yu.

"Second brother (brother)!" Liu Bei and Zhang Fei hurriedly got up and said, the three brothers sighed for a while, Guan Yu greeted Sun Ce and others, and Liu Bei ordered another seat to be opened for Guan Yu to sit down.Then Liu Bei talked about how Guan Ping passed all the way. Guan Yu smiled so much that his red phoenix eyes almost narrowed into a line.

Zhao Feng knew that Guan Yu rushed over in such a hurry, although he was eager to meet Liu Bei and others, but it was also an invisible rumor that was crushed before.Everyone drank to their heart's content that night, but Cao Cao's army did not arrive until noon the next day.

"Mr. Xuande, General Bofu, it's been a long time!" Cao Cao laughed and walked all the way, while saluting to Liu Bei and the others. Zhao Feng saw that smile as a bit of a smirk.

"Prime Minister!" Liu Bei and Sun Ce chose a more formal address by coincidence. After the three big brothers greeted each other, Liu Bei and Cao Cao also began to introduce their famous people.When Liu Bei introduced Zhao Feng, Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, and then greeted him with a smile on his face.But Zhao Feng could tell that there was still a hint of murderous intent deep in the corners of Cao Cao's eyes.

"No way, who asked me to copy your hometown?" Zhao Feng didn't feel guilty at all, but rather proud: Who could copy Cao Cao's hometown?only me!

After everyone sat down, Cao Cao first asked: "Mr. Xuande, I wonder how Shouchun is defending the enemy now?"

"Both Bei and General Sun once attacked, but Yuan Shu's rebels are only holding on now. Bei and General Sun have challenged many times, but they refuse to fight. They can only wait for the prime minister to come and discuss the big plan together." Liu Bei said half-truthfully.In fact, these days, the generals under Liu Bei's account did go to call for the battle when they were idle, but the defenders were determined not to come out.As for the large-scale siege, it was never done once.In Zhao Feng's words, we only have this few people, whether we can fill up the moat or not.

"That's it!" Cao Cao also knew that Liu Bei's words would not be less watery, but now he still needs to gnaw on the last hard bone. Even though he knew that he would not get any benefits after gnawing it, Cao Cao still had to gnaw it.Not for anything else, just for the political advantage of the princes by taking the emperor with him.

"The army rested for two days, and then attacked the city! Yuan Shu now only has the isolated city of Shouchun, and I don't believe that our three families can't take him down!" Cao Cao couldn't help showing a domineering look when he spoke.Liu Bei and Sun Ce also seemed to feel this momentum, and for a while they solemnly agreed.

So, after resting for two days, the army began to attack the city.Yuan Shu was determined to defend to the death, 15 troops hoarded in the city, defending a city with such a large force, this is something Zhao Feng has never seen in his life.

"What a big city!" Zhao Feng saw waves of soldiers rushing to the top of the city, like a group of ants, and immediately lamented that this Shouchun City is no small matter.

"The traitor Yuan Shu built Shouchun according to the system of the imperial city. Although it has not been completed, it is not small." Zhao Yun said beside him, and beside him was the silent Gao Shun.Zhao Feng looked at them and knew that even if they were sent to the camp, it is estimated that 800 people would not even be able to make a fuss in such a big city.Right now, both Liu Bei and Sun Ce are not working hard, and only Cao Cao is really attacking desperately.

Liu Bei didn't work hard to preserve his strength, while Sun Ce was somewhat discouraged.Now the counties around Shouchun belong to Liu Bei, and it is useless to take this lonely city by himself. "Gong Jin, it seems that after this battle, it will take time for us to capture Huainan!" Sun Ce said in a low voice in the Jiangdong Army tent.

"That's true!" Zhou Yu nodded, but he was a little bit uncertain: the Jiangdong Army is good at water warfare, but not very strong in attacking cities.It is still so difficult to face Yuan Shu now, what should I do to face Liu Bei in the future?
Not to mention Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's uneasy heart, Cao Cao is also having a hard time at this time.Seeing that the two allies were not too strong, they had no choice but to use their own soldiers to fight against them.Looking at the corpses piled up under the city, Cao Cao's heart was bleeding all the time: These are all my soldiers. If there is no other way, I, Cao Mengde, would never use 15 people to attack a city guarded by 15 people.Now Yuan Shao is staring at Hebei, Liu Bei and Guan Yu are also on the southeast side of him, and there is Ma Teng in the west who is not worrying. If he ignores this blatantly rebellious Yuan Shu, the emperor in hand will really become an emperor. Useless trash.Cao Cao's heart became ruthless, and the attack on the city became more urgent.

However, Cao Cao's heart was ruthless, and Yuan Shu in the palace of Shouchun City was even more ashamed.After being an emperor for a few months, I haven't had enough fun yet, but I have been beaten to the point where only this place is left.Yuan Shu looked up at his ministers of civil and military affairs in a daze, and asked in a daze, "How did Cao Cao and the others fight today?"

Yan Xiang, the prime minister of the Zhong family court, came out and said: "Your Majesty, today's battle is very fierce. But according to the estimation of the veteran, Cao Cao's food and grass are running out. I just need to wait for another month, and Cao Cao will definitely retreat."

"That's good!" After finally hearing a piece of news that wasn't too bad, Yuan Shu felt a little more at ease, and then decided to wait until the time before him, whether to get the title of emperor or not, it's best to cross the river Hebei defected to his elder brother Yuan Shao.Although the eldest brother never liked him very much, there was really no one in this world to go to for refuge except himself.

Although Yan Xiang is not a man of far-reaching wisdom, but this time he did not miss him.The prefectures and counties that Cao Cao now occupies, that is, Yanzhou, can still produce food and provide military supplies.Although we tried our best to raise funds before this battle, the daily consumption of the 15 troops is not small.As a result, after more than a month of siege, Cao Cao's food and grass could only last for another ten days.

"Borrow some from Liu Bei and Sun Ce!" Cao Cao was also a little helpless, but fortunately Xuzhou and Jiangdong are rich places, especially Xuzhou, since Zhao Feng carried out agricultural innovation, and Lu Hao developed the waterwheel, Moreover, there have been no natural disasters in these years, so the food has always been very sufficient.

After all, they are allies, and it is too unreasonable to watch each other starve to death, and Liu Bei and Sun Ce are not too stingy.At present, Sun Ce gave 15 Dendrobium, and Liu Bei also gave [-] Dendrobium, so Cao Cao felt a little better.But in the next few days, Cao Cao's barracks actually used Xiaohu to distribute food, and the morale of the army suddenly became unstable.

"What's Cao Cao's plan?" Liu Bei was very puzzled after hearing the news, but Zhao Feng knew that Cao Cao would probably use the head of the food supervisor to shirk responsibility and boost morale.Sure enough, two days later, a head was hanged in Cao Jun's big tent. Cao Cao claimed that the food supervisor was corrupt and caused a shortage of food and grass, so he beheaded.It is also known that there is sufficient food in Yuan Shu City, and you can have a big meal if you break the city as soon as possible.The morale of the army was greatly boosted, and the siege of the city became more and more fierce the next day.

"Brother, Cao Cao has breached the south gate!" That day Liu Bei was discussing with Guan Yu and others in the tent when Zhang Fei rushed in. "So fast?" Zhao Feng asked in astonishment.

"Cao Cao captured the old mother of Han Hao, the guard at the south gate, and Han Hao had no choice but to surrender and offer the city." Zhang Fei said with some disdain.When Liu Bei heard this, he also ordered the Xuzhou army at the east gate and west gate to step up their attack.

At this time, the imperial palace in Shouchun City was in chaos, civil servants and military generals were all despised, only the Zhong Emperor, Yuan Shu, remained calm and sat safely on his throne, holding the Jade Seal of Heirloom in his hand Watching obsessively.

(End of this chapter)